Senior Motion Planning Engineer – Trajectory Optimization Lead

Maxwell Bond; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to lead motion-planning and trajectory optimization for a high-performance robotic manipulator in demanding industrial environments. This senior IC role demands ownership of technical direction and cross-functional collaboration with autonomy, perception and controls teams.

You will tackle time-parameterisation, collision-aware planning, and real hardware validation, while mentoring engineers and driving cycle-time reductions with safety and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in motion planning or manipulator control.
• Experience deploying robotics solutions on production systems or real hardware.
• Proven track record of owning motion performance and delivering improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own trajectory generation and time parameterisation to time-optimal, feasible motions.
• Lead geometric path planning for high-DOF manipulators in cluttered environments.
• Validate improvements in simulation and on real hardware; ensure safety and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and set technical direction across motion planning and testing.

Skills

Motion planning

Trajectory optimisation

Robotics hardware

C++

Python

ROS 1/ROS 2

Kinematics and dynamics

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics or related field

Tools

MoveIt

OMPL

CHOMP

TrajOpt

RRT-Connect

Gazebo

ROS 2

Job description

Maxwell Bond is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to lead motion-planning and trajectory optimization for a high-performance robotic manipulator in demanding industrial environments. This senior IC role demands ownership of technical direction and cross-functional collaboration with autonomy, perception and controls teams.

You will tackle time-parameterisation, collision-aware planning, and real hardware validation, while mentoring engineers and driving cycle-time reductions with safety and